Shame that other operators don't adopt this policy, it works much better imo! Unfortunately the Twitter teams would be inundated with "you're putting lives at risk" messages, probably from people not even on the bus.
Yes, I'd be grateful if all bus companies had the same idea as Cardiff buses, just let the passengers decide things for themselves.
Indeed but I guess if anyone does get off mid-journey who doesn't have a day (or longer) ticket then they'd have to pay again on the next bus.
That's a fair point although anyone planning to make a return journey in Cardiff will probably have an all day ticket. The mobile app has a 10 single journey ticket. You have to board the bus within 30 mins of activating the ticket. I'm sure that if they ran out of time but explained that the previous bus was too full, they would be allowed on. I don't think this will happen very often. Will anyone that is seriously at risk, or just nervous, go near a bus in the first place?
New South Wales?
If I was a bus driver there I certainly wouldn't think it's any of my business, never mind other passengers, to know the specifics of why any individual can't wear a face covering.
The single deck capacity depends on the number of doors. Dual door ones have a capacity of 10, and single door ones have a capacity of 8. As the 309 uses dual door Solos, there shouldn't be a difference in capacity with the similar length MMCs that also appear on it.
Which of course is utter madness. Should the schools ever go back to teaching their pupils there will be chaos where I live. A number of schools chuck out at about the same time and on one route it takes 3 double deckers (normal capacity about 80) to clear the queue. If the schools were currently operating it would take twelve. The service frequency is about every ten minutes, so that means the last pupils will be cleared in two hours. During that time, of course, one or two other people may have joined the queue (well, in fact, it's normally a melee).
Yes, this is quite an elephant in the room! On my morning commute, two big schools’ students use a mixture of special and service buses and all are packed out between half-seven and eight.
National Express West Midlands will be operating a full pre - COVID timetable from the 5th July according to their website.
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The First comment on 'anybody can travel for necessary journeys' has been there for a while. They clearly still wish to deter journeys which are 'not necessary' journeys.
This isnt to do with Covid however, the service was only extended because of funding as part of the planning permission for the business park. Now it's finished the service is cut back. Select bus services still run between Stafford and Wolverhampton as before.
